August 23, 2018
Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards thousands of dollars in scholarships and grants to University of Washington students. In 2018-2019, the Bridges Center will provide eighteen separate awards to undergraduates, graduates, and faculty totaling over $84,000 in grants and...Read more
August 23, 2018
As part of our continuing effort to promote labor studies among students at the University of Washington, the Bridges Center is adding a second permanent staff member to our office in 2018-2019. We are excited to welcome Yasmin Ahmed to the new position of Coordinator, where...Read more
August 10, 2018
A majority of the fellowship was contributed by ILWU Local 19. A ceremony honoring Jenkins and officially kicking off the fellowship was held Friday, Aug...Read more
July 06, 2018
In a new report, Bridges Center Faculty Associate Amy Hagopian (Associate Professor, UW Global Health) assesses the impacts of the recent United States Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME decision on public health.Read more
July 03, 2018
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies has an outstanding opportunity for a permanent, three-quarters-time (75%), Coordinator.Read more
June 21, 2018
Christine Leibbrand, a PhD student in the UW Department of Sociology, recently published a study in the June issue of the Journal of Family Issues...Read more
June 12, 2018
On May 18 and 19th MEChA held its 21st Annual Adelante Con Educacion (ACE) Conference at UW. At least 100 students from all over Washington State participated in this conference in...Read more
May 15, 2018
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies will close Tuesday, May 15 in honor of the day-long strike called by academic student employee union UAW 4121.Read more
May 08, 2018
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is proud to present this recent historical essay written by Charles Bergquist, professor emeritus in History at the...Read more
May 02, 2018
On April 25, 2018, the long-time journalist Norman Solomon visited the University of Washington to discuss Autopsy: The Democratic Crisis , his recent report on the fractured state of US politics, what the 2016 election taught us, how to avoid repeating its failures, and what it means...Read more